Nyaung Shwe weather in December

In December, Nyaung Shwe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nyaung Shwe's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyaung Shwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Nyaung Shwe is town in the Shan State of Myanmar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nyaung Shwe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Nyaung Shwe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°111.310.99.2
Feb27° / 11°30.611.38.9
Mar29° / 15°81.211.97.4
Apr30° / 18°284.812.55.7
May29° / 20°12718134.4
Jun28° / 21°1372413.24.0
Jul27° / 21°15825.113.13.9
Aug27° / 20°19426.812.73.8
Sep27° / 20°1592412.14.1
Oct27° / 18°9016.411.55.5
Nov26° / 15°316.2117.6
Dec24° / 12°112.310.88.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nyaung Shwe gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14834161
25033161
35331151
45430151
55629141
65728141
75927131
86126121
96226120
106425110
116624100
126624100
13682390
14702280
15712270
16732160
17742060
18761950
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:275:17
210.86:285:17
310.86:285:17
410.86:295:18
510.86:295:18
610.86:305:18
710.86:315:18
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910.86:325:19
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1110.86:335:19
1210.86:345:20
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1410.86:355:20
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1610.86:365:21
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1810.76:375:22
1910.76:375:22
2010.76:385:23
2110.76:385:23
2210.76:395:24
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2410.76:405:25
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2610.76:415:26
2710.86:415:26
2810.86:415:27
2910.86:425:27
3010.86:425:28
3110.86:435:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nyaung Shwe

In seasonPeak

None of Nyaung Shwe's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nyaung Shwe's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nyaung Shwe?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Nyaung Shwe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nyaung Shwe in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Nyaung Shwe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Nyaung Shwe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyaung Shwe peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 14Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nyaung Shwe in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nyaung Shwe is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 1772 µg/m³Jul 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May23Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nyaung Shwe?

Nyaung Shwe sits at 20.7°N, 96.9°E, 892 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Heho, 14 km away.

Topography around Nyaung Shwe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nyaung Shwe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyaung Shwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 894 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,327 m.

The land around Nyaung Shwe is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
1,166 m
80 km
2,327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Heho 14 km · Taunggyi 18 km · Aungban 31 km · Kalaw 39 km · Lawksawk 66 km · Nansang 85 km · Yamethin 87 km · Pèkon 88 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nyaung Shwe (20.6597°, 96.9338°, elevation 892 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).